'Oscar Wao' for example cohered in a period of terrible distress. All the novels that I wanted to write were not happening. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes coher distress happen
The one thing about being a dude and writing from a female perspective is that the baseline is, you suck. The baseline is it takes so long for you to work those atrophied muscles - for you to get on parity with what women's representations of men are. Junot Diaz atrophybaselinedude share on social
My thing is every generation of Americans has to answer what we call the 'Superman Question.' Superman comes, lands in America. He's illegal. He's one of these kids. He's wrapped up in a red bullfighter's cape. And you've got to decide what we're gonna do with Superman. Junot Diaz americaamericananswer share on social
Infidelity raises profound questions about intimacy. Junot Diaz infidelityintimacyprofound Change image and share on social
What distresses me at times is that I meet a lot of people in their 40's, 50's, 60's, who still say they're a victim of child abuse. Dave Pelzer abusechilddistress Change image and share on social
If Lincoln is among history's truly great men, he didn't achieve that stature until his final three years. This was when his long-held antipathy to slavery cohered into a dedicated hostility that gave larger purpose to the Civil War and also confirmed the logic of Lincoln's destiny. Steve Erickson achieveantipathycivil share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social